przeciwnik

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Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *protivьnikъ. By surface analysis, przeciwny +‎ -ik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /pr̝ɛt͡ɕivɲik/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /pr̝ɛt͡ɕivɲik/

Noun

przeciwnik m ?

  1. adversary; opponent (one who is against; who resists)
  2. enemy (one who is the opposite of a friend to someone)
    1. (specifically) Satan
  3. (law) opposing side in a court case; opponent

Descendants

  • Polish: przeciwnik
  • Silesian: przeciwnik

References

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish przeciwnik. By surface analysis, przeciwny +‎ -ik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʂɛˈt͡ɕiv.ɲik/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /pʂɛˈt͡ɕiv.ɲik/, /pr̝ɛˈt͡ɕiv.ɲik/
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  • Rhymes: -ivɲik
  • Syllabification: prze‧ciw‧nik

Noun

przeciwnik m pers (female equivalent przeciwniczka)

  1. adversary; opponent
  2. enemy (one who is the opposite of a friend to someone)
  3. competitor (person against whom one is competing, e.g. in a sport)
  4. (law) opposing side in a court case; opponent

Declension

Related terms

adjective
adverb
noun

Further reading

  • przeciwnik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • przeciwnik in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “przeciwnik”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish przeciwnik. By surface analysis, przeciwny +‎ -ik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʂɛˈt͡ɕivɲik/
  • Rhymes: -ivɲik
  • Syllabification: prze‧ciw‧nik

Noun

przeciwnik m pers

  1. adversary; opponent; enemy

Further reading